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Mitchell SORBIE

Male 1825 - 1856  (31 years)


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  • Name Mitchell SORBIE 
    Birth 1825  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Mitchell was age 15, a cotton handloom weaver, living at Angle Street with Thomas Sorbie (70) and Andrew Sorbie (25). He was born in Stonehouse.
    Census 1851  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Mitchell's occupation was described as "Footracer. Champion of the 3 Kingdoms".
    Census 1851  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Mitchell was age 26, married to Ann Sorby, a footracer "Champion of the 3 Kingdoms", and born in Stonehouse.
    Burial Oct 1856  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Mitchell is buried in the Churchyard of Stonehouse.
    Death 16 Oct 1856  Lesmaghow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Mitchell died an accidental death caused by the unexpected falling of part of the wall of the roadway in Torylee Coalpit, Auchenheath, about 6:00 a.m. The Mine records gave his occupation as 'Drawer' which meant that he pushed and pulled the coal wagons.
    Occupation Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Mitchell was a champion footracer/quarryman. Mitchell is believed to be the winner of the "Red Hose Race", still held annually every June at Carnwath in South Lanarkshire. It is one of the oldest footraces in the world (oldest in the U.K.) that is still run.
    _PPEXCLUDE D 
    _UID 98A17697323840AEB70D49874B5B1011F946 
    Death 16 Oct 1856  Lesmaghow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Cause: Accidental death caused by unexpected falling of part of the wall of the roadway in toryle 
    • Mitchell died at Auchenheath, Lesmahagow.
    Person ID I1163  Everyone
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2005 

    Father Thomas SORBIE,   b. 14 May 1771, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1862, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Janet THOMSON,   b. 26 Apr 1776, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1841, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1797  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • The Parish Register extraction records the date as July 1, 1797.
    Marriage 2 Jul 1797  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Margery's notes say that the marriage was on 2 July 1797.
    Marriage 2 Jul 1797  Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Family ID F354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann THOMSON,   b. 28 Jun 1830, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1865, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Children 
     1. Margaret SORBIE,   b. 1849, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Thomas SORBIE,   b. 1851, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1908, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     3. D. SORBIE
     4. J.M. SORBIE
    Family ID F414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2000 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1825 - Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1841 - Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Oct 1856 - Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • 1851 census: New Town Street, Stonehouse. [6, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00115, (Calgary. 29 July 2000), 5 Aug 2000, A00115. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S161] Hugh Robinson and Andy Potts, A00135, (Manchester, Lancashire, England. 30 August 2000.), 30 Aug 2000, Page 2, A00135. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S161] Hugh Robinson and Andy Potts, A00135, (Manchester, Lancashire, England. 30 August 2000.), 30 Aug 2000, Page 9, A00135. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S399] Andy Potts, A00333, (Manchester, Lancashire, England: 1 September 2000), 4 Apr 2002, 1841 census for Stonehouse, Scotland - entry # 1360, A00333. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S399] Andy Potts, A00333, (Manchester, Lancashire, England: 1 September 2000), 4 Apr 2002, 1851 census for Stonehouse, Scotland, A00333. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S324] Andy Potts, A00265, (Manchester, Lancashire, England. 6 December 2001.), 6 Dec 2001, Page 11., A00265. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S161] Hugh Robinson and Andy Potts, A00135, (Manchester, Lancashire, England. 30 August 2000.), 30 Aug 2000, Page 10, A00135. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S800] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, A00707, (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), 2 Dec 2005, Microfiche of Marriages: page N 09, A00707. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S129] Margery Clark Kapas and Lorna Flint Laughton, A00104, (21 June 1985 to 21 October 1990), 1990, Page 1 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S129] Margery Clark Kapas and Lorna Flint Laughton, A00104, (21 June 1985 to 21 October 1990), 1990, Page 3 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S161] Hugh Robinson and Andy Potts, A00135, (Manchester, Lancashire, England. 30 August 2000.), 30 Aug 2000, Page 1, A00135. (Reliability: 3).


 

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